diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec14eea..f83d678 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ if(NOT Eigen3_FOUND)
   )
 endif()
 
-if(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP STREQUAL "auto")
-  find_package(OpenMP)
-  set(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP ${OpenMP_FOUND})
-elseif(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP)
-  find_package(OpenMP REQUIRED)
+if(APPLE)
+  set(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP FALSE)
+else()
+  if(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP STREQUAL "auto")
+    find_package(OpenMP)
+    set(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP ${OpenMP_FOUND})
+  elseif(BUILD_WITH_OPENMP)
+    find_package(OpenMP REQUIRED)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_WITH_TBB)